5.3.2023
This week has been eventful. On Monday Bo’s family dog, Tommy, was put down and buried on the farm. He lived to an old old age but has been deteriorating fast over the last few weeks. He was a large golden retriever and has been a great comfort to everyone when troubles arrived. Simon brought all the kids over to help prepare his grave and I found a young oak tree to plant on top. He is now close to Amy, Al’s Great Dane and Flynn who are all laid to rest in that area.
On Saturday Bo’s other dog, Luca, gave birth to six puppies so their house is still full of canine family members. Josh and Bo have been working hard looking after them as Luca has not demonstrated a great commitment to puppy welfare just yet. We are also sad for one of our dearest friends, who has not much longer to live. We have shared so much over the years. We trekked on horse-back together through the mountains in the 80’s, lived together on the farm and worked in remote Aboriginal communities. So many things we shared over the years. Recently we have all shared Indian food on Fridays and struggled to understand the USA electoral system.
On a brighter side, Summer finally arrived and the grass has burnt off. The trees are suffering but still hanging onto their fruit and one tomato ripened! It has been a very odd year for our food crops. The old above ground pool is now empty of water and I am hoping to get some male help to take down the frame. I have most of the old gardens round the ruins of our old house under control, But Josh has taken over the ruins themselves as a place for storing a growing collection of possibly useful stuff.
In our house I have been decluttering and have taken loads of our excess stuff to the opp shop. I stored a lot of gear to use on school camps and as we no longer do them I really though it was time to clear a lot out. The junk may be going down but the stuff in the freezer is going up as I process and stored vegetables and fruit for use over winter. Bo and Josh have been making chutneys and pickles, and I still supply family and the local community with cheese. It will soon be time to make the hard cheeses for the year. They make better in the cool months when the goats have settled down their lactation after giving birth.
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